Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-01
LOGAN LAID IN HIS TOMB.
IMPRESSIVE SEHVICFS IN THE
SENATE CHAMBER.

cese1On OF MOuruers WSnda Its WY
from the Rotunda-The March In
DrI=zle to the Cemetery-President
Cleveland Not in Attendance.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The sleet
storm OF last night, which thickly en-
ameled the pavements, gave place this
morning to a heavy fog, almost rainfall.
Two inches of thawing snow and ice,
which covered the ground, made march
ing and all outdoor exercise thing to be
dreaded. However, great crowds made
their way from early morning toward the
capitol to view the remains OF the dead
statesman, and the time OF lying in state
was too short to give opportunity for all
to pass by. At IL O'Clock the doors were
closed to the general public, and while
two ranks OF Grand Army men filed on
either side of the bier. the undertaken
screwed down the lid of the casket. A
belated delegation of friends from Chicago
arrived a few minutes later and the cas-
ket was reopened to enable them to take
last look at the body. At 30 O'Clock
the pail bearers took their places and con-
veyed the casket to the Senate chamber.
THE FLORAL EMBLEMs.
a The hall of the Senate was tastefully
though not elaborately draped, and the
chair of the dead Senator, the second of
the innermost row from the centre aisle,
was covered with .SThe Clerks desk
was almost hidden in bank of floral en-
blems, flanked on the right and left re-
spectively by huge anchor of white and
an immense representation of the badge
of the Fifteenth Army Corps. Two or
three hundred additional chairs had been
arranged in rows for the accommodation
of those VINO had been invited to
do honor to the deceased. The
Senators came in singly or in
pairs and took the seats assigned them on
the left of the presiding officers desk.
leaving the three front rows vacant. AT
II 80 O'Clock, clad in their silken robes of
office, entered without formal announce
ment Chief Justice Waite and Associate
Justices Bradley, Gray, Field, Harlan and
Matthews, together with the officers OF the
Supreme Court, and took the seats as
signed them to the right of the presiding
officers desk.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
Behind them came the members of the
House OF Representatives, headed bv the
officers OF that body, and were conducted
to their seats in the rear of the chamber.
The members of the Diplomatic Corps,
many OF whom came in dress uniform,
were ushered to seats upon the right. and
behind them came representatives of the
administration, Secretaries Bayard, En-
dicott, Whitney and Attorney General
Garland, who were placed in the front row
| upon the right. The President was not
able to be present and although in better
! health than yesterday his physicians had
cOunseled him not to expose himself to the
inclement weather. The chair assigned
him was left vacant.
CROWDED GALLERIES.
q
though, thanks to the admirable police ar.
rangements planned by the Sergeant.at.
arms and carried out by his deputies and
assistants, there was no crOwdlng and
nothing occurred TO mar the proceedings.
| The seats reserved for the family of the
President were occupied by Mrs, Cleve-
land, Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Villas, Mrs. Man
ming and Mrs. Lamont.
At II O'Clock hush fell over the as
| sem blage,and as the procession OF mourn.
ers entered the north door of the cham Der
| every occupant of a seat upon the floor
rose to his feet. Mrs. Logan, heavily
| veiled, was supported by her son, John
A. Logan, Jr., Maj. and Mrs. Tucker and
their son, Logan Tucker, Cornelius and
James V. Logan, brothers OF the General,
| Miss Andrews, affianced of John A. Lo.
gan, Jr., and Mary Brady, a cherished
friend of the family and for years a men,
ber of the household, composed the mourn
| ing procession. They were ushered to
seats upon the left frontrow.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Following the mourneTs came the
| funeral procession, headed by Rev. DR..
| Newman, the officiating clergyman; Rev.
| DR.. Butler, Chaplain of the Senate
Bishop Andrews, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and Rev. Dr. o. II. Tiffany.
of Philadelphia, former pastor OF the
Metropolitan Church of this city. The
honorary pail bearers were Gen. Sherman,
| Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Senator Stanford,
| Postmaster General Villas. Gen. Luciue
Fairchild, G. II. Andrews, NJ. D. Leggeit.
| Col. Grant, Or. Mcmillan and Gen. John
| G. Black. They wore sashes OF black with
| shoulder knots Of black and white rib
| bons. They formed into two lines as they
| came within the bar between which
passed the pail bearers OF Grand Army
men bearing the caskeJ. The Congress
| sional committee wore wide sasbes of
white. The honorary pail bearers and the
committee were conducted to seats on the
left centre. Senator Sherman and Speaker
| Carlisle occupied the chairs at the Presi-
| dents desk, and the clergy were at the
| desk OF the secretaries.
THE SERVICES.
The solemn services were begun by the
reading of the ninth Psalm by Bishop
| Andrews. DR.. Batter read as the burial
service a portion of Corinthians XIV.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Tiffany and
the funeral sermon was delivered bY-cpr.
| Newman. At the close OF the trIgral
oration the Denediction was pro. ,sIced,
and then at the word of the .Qg<Xant OF
tne chair, Mr.. Sherman, tneGxAeral pro-
cesslon reformed in the assf17ed order and
filed out of the Senate 1ber. On the
nj IN he - hn
lttess and invited guests TO the cemetery
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